Maher roasts Hegseth military meeting: ‘A manly administration’

Editorial: Hegseth want to turn back time | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Last Tuesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a rare assembly of America’s senior military brass, recalling nearly 800 general and flag officers plus enlisted leaders of all branches from far-flung deployments to the Marine Corps Museum in Quantico, Va. It was a brash show of force, manufactured to kick off a new era of U.S. warfighting, but nothing of strategic value came from the meeting. What it did provide was clear insight into Hegse…

Trump Declares War on America

On Tuesday, our newly-dubbed “Secretary of War” Pete Hegseth told our military’s top brass that they must restore the “male warrior spirit” to the armed forces.“Male” spirit, Pete? Excuse me, Pete. My mother, Gladys Palast, was honored by President Bill Clinton as the very first woman who volunteered for the US Coast Guard after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Let me tell you, Little Petie, Mom was a WARRIOR.How DARE you insult my mother’s courage a…

Gail Symons: What The Heck Did Pete Hegseth Just Say?

Columnist Gail Symons writes, "Hegseth's speech cast doubt on every female officer, minority commander, and leader who earned their position through grit and competence. That includes me. And I won’t stay silent while someone tries to turn my service, and the service of so many others, into a political stunt."

Former commanding officer of the U.S. Army in Europe on fitness standard in the military

(CBS, KYMA) - Ret. Gen. Ben Hodges spoke with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday about fitness standards in the military. Bringing up her previous interview with Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Brennan brought up Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's comments saying while he doesn't want to prevent women from serving in the military, he's now requiring everyone to meet the male standard. This prompted Brennan to ask Hodges if he thinks S…

Military fitness standards met with some praise — and some pushback

(NewsNation) — The Trump administration is seeking to reshape the military by changing standards for fitness and grooming. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth first announced the change during a speech speech he gave to top military officials at Quantico on Tuesday. The Pentagon is now ordering all service members to undergo two fitness tests per year with everyone expected to meet "the male standard." One of the tests will be a standard service fitn…

Pete Hegseth is right: The military standard is excellence

This week’s unprecedented gathering of senior military leaders at Quantico has been met with the predictable chorus of cynicism. Critics are calling it a waste of time and money, a political show without substance. They are wrong. There were no sweeping strategic announcements, no new doctrines unveiled, no grand reorganization plans revealed. That is precisely the point. This moment did not call for another “vision.” It called for a reckoning. …